Environment & Monuments: Ban on immersion of idols in lake

Feb 4, 2009, Deccan Chronicle, page 5

For the first time in more than two and a half decades, the authorities have not allowed the immersion of idols in the tank surrounding the 16th century tomb of Afghan King Sher Shah Suri at Sasaram in Bihar. The ban on immersion of idols is a part to preserve the monument and the lake.